UoG - Holst Spaceship Earth Lets Create Experience Days
James Edward Marks
Honorary Fellow :// CreaTech Co-Creator :// Immersive Arts Maker :// Experience Designer :// Nomadic Detective :// Renegade Economist ://
1/ The Holst Birthplace Trust & PlayLabZ: An Immersive Audiovisual Arts Odyssey / With Hands on DiY Volumetric, Virtual Production and SubPac Demo?
This September Cheltenham is hosting a series of events to celebrate the 150th birthday of musical icon Gustav Holst, including a free community event at Imperial Gardens on the seminal composer's birthday this September, PlayLa.bZ are collaborating with The Holst Birthplace Trust & switched on creative minds at University of Gloucestershire - School of Creative Arts, to join us in being part of pop culture history for Holst 150.
"The Planets is a stunning piece of music. The inspiration it holds for modern cinema is undeniable. It deserves its place in history as one of the most seminal & iconic pieces ever written." CultureSlate
Laura Kinnear, Curator of the Holst Victorian House: is often inspired by artefacts when writing - this is true of her novel, 'A Forest of Things', which she began after seeing a 16th-century map of Danzig in the National Library of Scotland. Laura lives in Stroud and has worked in museums for over fifteen years and is creatively producing the Holst 150 Celebrations, with Arts Council England SW, Cheltenham Festivals, UoG, The Wilson Museum & PlayLa.bZ CIC
James Edward Marks, PlayLa.bZ Co-founder and Ravensbourne University London Honorary Fellow: is a multi-faceted creator who thrives at the DiY intersection of art, technology, and social commentary. His experimental mixed-media works and immersive digital experiences often blend sub/pop culture narratives with a critical lens. James's has garnered multiple awards, including for the award-winning Skyrim social video series with creators Harry Partridge and Dan Bull. Working and collaborating with brands and institutions like British Red Cross, Sega, Bethesda, Nintendo, EA, Manchester United, YouTube, Disney, 20th Century Fox, Glastonbury, Boomtown Fair, Tate Modern, V&A, Science Museum, MOMA, Kew Gardens, BFI & IMAX.
PlayLa.bZ Community Interest Company: Is a multi-award-winning experience design laboratory dedicated to social good storytelling. We specialize in next-generation immersive experiences and createch software application “GenieMo” to empower DiY counter narrative changemakers. Our partners and friends include industry leaders and innovators such as Innovate UK, Mozilla Festival, Jisc: Digifest, Ravensbourne University London, Sci-Fi-London, V&A, Tate, Nutkhut, London Design Festival, BOM Labs, All Is Joy and many more.
2/ All Aboard Holst’s Spaceship Earth - CHROMATOUCH Full Dome - A Cosmic Audiovisual Createch Maker Workshop
LEON TRIMBLE (CHROMATOUCH)
Birmingham School Modular Techno
A mind expanding hands on workshop Leon will take the four most popular Holst planets tracks. And elicit responses from the creative minds in the room. Two will be audio. Two will be visual. Some will make analogue content. Some will make digital processing. Then together will craft a bite size cosmic sight & sound performance.
“Fully mobilised on the rhythm front, but organic and variable in its curvy interlocking.” The Brooklyn Rail.
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Leon is an audiovisual artist regularly gigging in the UK and Europe. He has a history of doing visuals at many festivals including Shambala, Glastonbury, Moseley Folk, The Big Chill and Maschina Bristronica.
He is a resident VJ at House of God. His music has developed around the use of tech that pairs up with those visuals, over the past few years with modular synths, and he takes sonic journeys through low drones and floor smashing rhythms. In 2022 he supported Regis, Suzanne Ciani, Sote, Steve Davis, Graham Dunning amongst others…
Leon has always been involved in starting and running grassroots music projects like Jigsawmusic, 8bit Lounge, Birmingham Modular Organisation and most recently Drone Bath that has taken place in Moseley Road Baths, The Herbert Museum and Art Gallery, and Victoria Baths in Manchester. He has worked with Astrophysicists on his Gravity Synth project, even bouncing the sounds of the synth off the surface of the moon from inside Abbey Road Studios.
Bandcamp & Instagram Chromatouch.bandcamp.com
3/ Lets Create Cosmic Mandalas: Holst, India & the Art of Line:
Dinesh Patel is a Gloucesershire-based multi-disciplinary musician, artist and designer who breathes new life into discarded objects & creative technology, His recent residency at The Wilson Museum explored the intersection of cultural heritage, contemporary expression and community engagement with the 2023 launch of "Wilson Nights", with Din drawing inspiration from his South Indian roots & Western Media influences, and a lifelong passion for music. With a background in graphic design and sitar, he explores the interplay between multi-dimensional sound and visual expression, working with: Planet Cheltenham, National Portrait Gallery London, International Center of Photography New York, Photographers: Mario Testino and Max Vadukul, Gustav Holst Birthplace Museum, Fashion Houses: Givenchy, Donna Karan, Kalavant Center for Music and Dance. NY (North Indian Classical Music)
Description:
Gustav Holst, was deeply immersed in Indian culture and philosophy? This connection shaped his work, and Cheltenham's own history as a "Calcutta in the Cotswolds" provides a unique and inspiring environment for exploring this multi-cultural fusion of creative arts.
In this experimental workshop led by artist Dinesh Patel, we'll connect Holst's fascination with Hindu mythology and art while unleashing our own creativity through the exploration of line, pattern and music.
Honorary Fellow :// CreaTech Co-Creator :// Immersive Arts Maker :// Experience Designer :// Nomadic Detective :// Renegade Economist ://
8 个月Zemina Meghji thank you! ?? it's first of ACE SW supported series of curated knowledge share createch workshops inspired by the composer Gustav Holst, to spark ideas & collaborations with University of Gloucestershire School of Creative Arts, we'll be planning further community events & experience days later in 2024 - including Holst Spaceship Earth Dome experience.. will keep you posted ???????? #Holst150
Founder of un.seen.futures, Spiritual Activism, Alternative Epistemologies, Collective Aunty & Budding Witch
8 个月This is super interesting, James! I'm curious about the what of this. Is this a conference? A set of workshops happening across days? I ask because I'm curious about how I may be present for these experiences.